Grow the future
All the latest crop nutrition information and advice from the Yara Agronomy team. Yara is the global leader in crop nutrition knowledge and the leading producer of quality fertiliser products.
Episodes
133 episodes
Grassland Season Review 2025
Join us for our final episode of 2025 as we welcome back Yara's Grassland Specialist, Philip Cosgrave. Philip provides a comprehensive grassland overview, analyzing the major impact of weather across the UK and Ireland this year. The discussion...
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Episode 139
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18:43
Quality & Yield: Inside the YaraMila New 20's + S Formulation
In this episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we’re shining a spotlight on the Irish market and Yara’s exciting new 20’s fertiliser!Join Area Manager Jan Jesema as he reveals why this innovative, sulphur-rich compound fertilis...
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Episode 138
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10:28
The Hybrid Approach: Combining Liquid and Solid Fertilisers
Join us in this new episode of the grow the future podcast as we delve into the future of crop nutrition with Area Manager James Willis and Crop Nutrition Farm Account Manager Roger Bacon. We explore the benefits of adopting a hybrid strategy, ...
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Episode 137
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13:58
Fertiliser Logistics Unpacked: Strategy, Sustainability, and the Supply Chain
The next installment of Grow the Future will feature Sourcing Manager Helen Manship, who will provide insight into the logistics of fertiliser distribution. The discussion will begin by outlining Helen's core responsibilities at Yara, which enc...
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Episode 136
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17:38
Crop Nutrition Planning
Welcome back to Grow the Future. This week for our 20th episode, we're joined by Partnership & Value Chain Manager Mark Tucker to talk all things Crop Nutrition Planning. Our conversation kicks off with a look back at the 2025 Harvest and a...
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Episode 135
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17:18
Future Farming: Yara's Lower Carbon Fertilisers
Join us for the nineteenth episode of the Grow the Future podcast, where we delve into the topic of Yara's Lower Carbon Fertilisers with Conor Quinlun, Area Manager. This comprehensive discussion will summarize the contrast between green and bl...
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Episode 134
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14:04
Autumn Foliar Nutrition
In the eighteenth episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we'll be discussing Autumn Foliar Nutrition with Natalie Wood, the YaraVita and Biologicals Manager. The conversation will begin with a summary of the current season and a review of plan...
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Episode 133
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12:56
Late Season Grazing for 2025
The seventeenth episode of 2025 features a conversation between host Ken Rundle and Crop Nutrition Agronomist Philip Cosgrave. Their discussion centers on late-season grazing, kicking off with an overview of grass growth across the UK and Irela...
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Episode 132
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17:50
Behind the Build: The New YaraVita Production Plant
In this sixteenth episode of 2025, we welcome new contributor Joe Kidd who is the YaraVita Project Manager to discuss the new production plant. Joe's here to give us the inside scoop on the new YaraVita Production Plant, set to open next...
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Episode 131
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14:56
How Soil Testing Unlocks Your Farm's Potential
In this fifteenth episode of 2025, we welcome Mark Tucker, Partnership and Value Chain Manager, to discuss the critical importance of soil testing. The conversation will cover the initial steps for farmers in assessing their fields through soil...
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Episode 130
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19:30
Sustainable Farming with Yara
In the fourteenth episode of 2025, Ken Rundle chats with Yara UK's Value Chain Partnership Account Manager Gareth Flockhart about sustainability in farming, driven by strategic partnerships. They dive into current projects focused on cutting fo...
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Episode 129
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16:38
Unlock Your Crop's Potential with Croplift Pro
In the thirteenth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s Area Manager based in Ireland John Hegarty regarding the foliar fertiliser product Croplift Pro. The discussion starts with an overview of foliar fertilisers, the nutrients ...
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Episode 128
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15:09
Sward Management
In the twelfth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave regarding the current mid-season. The conversation starts with Philip giving an overview of grass growth and quality, advice on nutrition f...
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Episode 127
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17:47
Planning for next year
In the eleventh podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s YaraVita and Biologicals Product Manager Natalie Wood regarding planning to purchase fertiliser next year. Within this discussion Natalie gives an overview on some of the comm...
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Episode 126
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11:31
Switching to YaraVera Amidas from other urea fertilisers
In the tenth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara Crop Nutrition Business Manager for South West England Nigel Hester regarding YaraVera Amidas. In this discussion Nigel gives an overview of the product, the changes regardin...
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Episode 125
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13:38
Yara's Crop Nutrition Hubs
In the eighth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Crop Nutrition Agronomist Joe Blanche regarding Yara’s Crop Nutrition Hubs across the UK and Ireland. In this discussion Joe gives an overview about the current hubs, current challenge...
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Episode 124
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9:38
Second Grass Rotations
In the seventh podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Grassland Agronomist for Yara UK and Ireland Philip Cosgrave regarding Grass Rotations. In this discussion Philip gives an overview on the current grass growth rates, the importance w...
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Episode 123
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13:35
Let's talk Biostimulants
In the sixth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to the Director of Biostimulants for Yara Antonis Angeletakis regarding the YaraAmplix range. In this discussion Antonis gives an overview of Biostimulants including the history, the role ...
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Episode 122
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18:28
Focus on Ireland
In the sixth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Head of Commercial Partnerships for Ireland Eva Ross. In this special podcast episode, the discussion starts with Eva giving an update on the current market, Government Legislations in ...
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Episode 121
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12:48
Increase Nutrient Use Efficiency with Atfarm
In the fifth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Agronomy Operations Manager Natalie Wood about Yara’s free mobile application Atfarm. In this discussion Natalie goes into detail about Atfarm, some of the features such as the biomass ...
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Episode 120
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13:49
Let's talk Liquid Fertilisers
In the fourth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Services Account Manager Sarah Walby regarding Liquid Fertilisers. The conversation starts with a background into Sarah’s career and education, the advantage...
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Episode 119
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12:18
Early Grazing N Applications
In the third podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave regarding Early Grazing N Applications. The conversation starts with an overview of the current weather conditions, the importance of fa...
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Episode 118
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14:16
First N Applications
In our second podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle is joined by Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood in which they talk about First N Applications. The discussion starts with why first applications are important, fertiliser recommendations, ov...
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Episode 117
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12:34